Senior housing complex and Cascia center for St. Rita’s church could be built at Broad and Ellsworth

St. Rita’s, the church located at 1166 S. Broad St., is looking to build mix its plan for a new Cascia Center with a senior housing complex. Catholic Health Care Services and the St. Rita Shrine, along with Cecil Baker

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Meeting on Thursday to present Broad and Washington plans for neighborhood feedback

You’ve seen the updated Broad and Washington renderings and general plans, but now is your chance to weigh in on this large project from Bart Blatstein in a public forum. The Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition is hosting a meeting for an

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Italian restaurant and marketplace to take over former Tashan space at Broad and Catharine

Tashan Indian restaurant closed in 2015 after four years in their location at Broad and Catharine. Now a new Italian restaurant called Tasty Tuscan will be taking over the space, with plans of opening a dining spot and marketplace by

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Inga Saffron slams Blatstein’s two huge South Philly projects

With two large projects from developer Bart Blatstein currently in the works in South Philly, many are questioning if these projects are suitable developments for the area. The massive “gateway” project for Broad and Washington now has updated plans, along

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Blatstein’s plans for Broad and Washington include rooftop village, 1000 apartments

Since the preliminary plans were presented for Bart Blatstein‘s project for Broad and Washington, plans have shifted. In 2014, two residential towers with as many as 28-stories and 210,000 sq. ft. of retail space were expected for the property. Blatstein’s

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